Boutique recording equipment maker Lindell Audio is now shipping its LiN76 Vintage Limiting Amplifier, designed to recreate the timbres and nuances of ’76-style FET (field-effect transistor) compressors and delivering instant vintage-vibe dynamics processing.
Lindell Audio founder Tobias Lindell knows only too well equipment works best, boutique or otherwise. It is hardly surprising, therefore, that the most classic and respected sounds of dynamic processors live on in Lindell Audio’s aptly-named LiN76, proudly designed in Sweden. Put it this way: with LiN76, it is even possible to replicate the infamous “all-button mode” made famous by British recording engineers throughout the 70’s, reproducing a sound that’s still popular today.
This “secret mode” effectively changes the RATIO to roughly 20:1, and also changes the bias of the circuit as well as the way that the knobs interact with each other. As a result, the LiN76 becomes much more aggressive, with its reaction knee becoming more like a plateau than a gentle curve with a more aggressive dirty tone that sounds incredible on aggressive drums, while the ATTACK becomes very punchy with a gooey “sucking” sound on the RELEASE. Regular settings, however, are: ATTACK (continuously variable 20 μs to 800 μs); RELEASE (50 ms to 1200 ms); and RATIO (4:1, 8:1, 12:1, 20:1 and any combination thereof).
Rear panel-positioned OUTPUT and INPUT are both balanced line-level TRS (Tip, Ring, Sleeve), rounding out an easy-to-use, solidly-built 19-inch 2U package — powered by an included 12 VAC 5A switching supply that weighs in at 8 kg, duly delivering instant vintage-vibe dynamics processing for today’s demanding audio pros.
The USA Street price is $399.
For more info, visit the LiN76 webpage at: http://lindellaudio.com/en/products/lin76
